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WELCOME with Dave Gregory<br />
Hello<br />
Welcome to this issue of The <strong>Garage</strong>.<br />
Welcome to this issue of The<br />
<strong>Garage</strong>.<br />
We’ve certainly been busy<br />
over the last few weeks, looking<br />
at three highly important<br />
aftermarket segments AND testing a pair of<br />
recently-introduced Doc Martens’ boots.<br />
Under the spotlight in this issue are<br />
batteries, friction and rotating electrics.<br />
There used to be a time when almost all<br />
battery sales occurred during the coldest part<br />
of the winter. It was a sudden, sharp sales<br />
spike that brought some useful income, but<br />
it created serious headches regarding what<br />
batteries to keep in stock, and just how many<br />
too. Now, thanks to an increasing number of<br />
electrical demands on a battery, it can fail at<br />
any time, even during the summer. So, are<br />
you prepared?<br />
Friction components, that is braking<br />
and clutches, are, of course, a workshop<br />
mainstay: it provides a good regular income<br />
stream and while there’s a belief clutches do<br />
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last longer than they used to (and of course<br />
there’s an element of truth in that) they can<br />
still fail. Blame it on traffic conditions or<br />
poor mechanical sympathy among today’s<br />
drivers…<br />
And then there are our old friends,<br />
alternators and starter motors. Complicated<br />
their technical make-up may be, but they still<br />
fail, alternators in particular having a harder<br />
life as they power all manner of safety and<br />
convenience features found in a modern car.<br />
And we have a first in The <strong>Garage</strong> – a<br />
‘road’ test. Only it’s not a car, it’s a pair of<br />
Doctor Martens’ boots. Long-term DM wearer<br />
Richard Barnett – still wearing a pair he<br />
bought more than 20 years ago - gives us the<br />
low-down.<br />
Enjoy the issue.<br />
Dave Gregory<br />
Editor<br />
PS. If you agree, disagree or have anything to<br />
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